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Now, if you are unaware, as more and more devices are becoming “smart”, the demand for microchips is increasing at an unprecedented rate. As a result, chipmakers like Qualcomm are struggling to deliver the necessary amount of silicon chips to meet the heavy demand. So in a nutshell, the electronics industry is facing a major shortage of silicon chipsets. No Galaxy Note 21 This Year: Samsung CEO The Galaxy Note series, being one of the flagship series of the company, generally packs flagship chipsets....

Signal Payments Appropriately dubbed Signal Payments, the new feature is currently available on the latest beta build of the app. It is currently in its initial testing phase and supports only one payment network – MobileCoin. This is essentially a form of cryptocurrency. “We want payments in Signal to be fast, private, and work well on mobile devices. The first payments protocol we’ve added support for is a privacy-focused payments network called MobileCoin, which has its own currency, MOB,” wrote Signal’s Head of Growth and Communications, Jun Harada in an official blog post....

Sleeve App for macOS With Sleeve, you have granular controls to tweak the preferences for changing the album artwork’s size, style, layout, track info, and more. You can change the position and adjust spacing from the edges too. Sleeve supports multiple displays and you can pin the music preview to any of your displays. You also have the option to show an icon for Sleeve in the Dock or choose to hide it....

Sony has today announced that the DualSense controller for the PlayStation 5 will be available in two new colours — Midnight Black and Cosmic Red — and I kid you not, they look amazing. The Midnight Black, which is basically matte black is the stuff my dreams are made of. It’s all black, it looks stunning, and is making me wonder if I made a good judgement call by not buying the PS5 when it was available for a small window in India....

Now, for those unaware, a non-fungible token (NFT) is a blockchain-based unit of data that signifies the ownership of a digital item. It can be used to represent various kinds of digital items such as photos, videos, audio, or any other digital file. Coming to the letter, the almost 50-year-old job application is hand-written by Jobs himself. It looks like a job application that was presumably drafted after Jobs dropped out of Reed College in Portland....

Part-time YouTuber and a student of the Singapore Management University, Cedrick came up with the idea of creating this unique piece of tech all by himself. According to him, the inspiration for this “watermelon Gameboy” came to him when he was getting bored in his place during the lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “Making a console has always been a favorite project for the rpi [Rasberry Pi] community, it’s one of those things you definitely need to try if you are in the scene....

Tecno Phantom X: Specs and Features The Tecno Phantom X is the company’s first with a curved AMOLED display, spanning 6.7-inch. The display supports a Full HD+ screen resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate, a 91% screen-to-body ratio, and a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection. There’s a pill-shaped cutout at the front, much like the Galaxy S10+. As for the back panel, there’s a thin rectangular camera hump in the middle....

Telegram Beta Now Has Premium Stickers and Reactions Telegram, as part of the iOS beta version 8.7.2, has introduced exclusive stickers and reactions, as per the Telegram Beta Channel. This is the first time the Telegram Premium subscription has appeared. It is revealed that these exclusive stickers and reactions won’t be visible to a free user and have been put behind a banner, which asks users to “Unlock additional reactions and premium stickers....

Best Animated Movies from Disney (2022) Disney has experimented with a lot of films bringing timeless characters into existence. Whether it be Simba from The Lion King or Elsa from Frozen, these characters have created a cult following among children. Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, Marvel, and other big production houses has added many new movies to the list. However, we will only look at the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original movies in this article....

The new StartIsBack preview for Windows 11 lets users customize their Taskbar design and make it look like the Windows 10 or 7 design. It also adds the classic system tray layout of the previous Windows versions, replacing the more streamlined system tray UI of Windows 11. Further, users will also be able to change the Windows icon for the Start menu and even change the ribbon style of the File Explorer....

Earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the Cupertino giant would require frequent testing for unvaccinated employees during an internal employee meeting. Moreover, Cook also reportedly said that he is looking forward to moving ahead of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit in the coming days. While the above information was supposed to remain within the company, unfortunately for Apple, they were leaked to The Verge not long after the meeting....

Tinder Safety Center in India According to Tinder, Safety Center will help users access tools relevant to their well-being while using the app. It includes guidance for dating safely and educational resources along with a list of local NGOs and hotlines offering support. This includes National Commission for Women, Pink Legal, Umang LBT Support Group, One Future Collective, and The Humsafar Trust. “Every day, millions of our members trust us to introduce them to new people, and we’re committed to building safety features that meet the needs of today’s online dating communities....

Truecaller New Features Group Voice Calling Starting with the group voice calling feature, Truecaller will now allow its users to make group voice calls with up to 8 people. During the voice calls, the app will retain the “high voice clarity” of the participants and also help users to identify and remove spam users in the call. Users will also be able to add participants not there in their contact list....

Twitter Unmentioning Now Official Twitter has announced the introduction of the feature via a recent Twitter post. The new feature will allow you to “take control” of your mentions and lets you leave a conversation or a tweet thread when you want to. Sometimes you want to see yourself out. Take control of your mentions and leave a conversation with Unmentioning, now rolling out to everyone on all devices. pic.twitter.com/Be8BlotElX— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) July 11, 2022...

Credit/ Debit Card Tokenization in India: Explained (2022) In this article, we have discussed and explained everything about RBI’s card tokenization effort and what it entails for consumers in India. You can learn about the pros and cons of card tokenization, the need for card masking, and more. Expand the table below and move to any section you want. What is Card Tokenization? Since at least 2019, the RBI has been pushing the payments industry in India to adopt card tokenization in order to protect and enhance the security of online card transactions....

HTML5: What is it and How Does it Work? Here we will learn about HTML5, its advantages, and how it differs from Flash, Silverlight and other web development platforms that it has either replaced already or is poised to do so going forward. So without further ado, let’s dive right in and learn why most web developers prefer HTML5, who maintains it and why it is recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)....

Wordle: Online Word Game Explained (2022) Apart from explaining the Wordle game, its origins, and future, we have also added a method you can use to play the Wordle game without a daily limit. Having said that, let’s dive right in. What is Wordle, Anyway? For the uninitiated, Wordle is a simple yet addictive word guessing game. Wordle is a browser-based free game, and hence, you can get started without having to sign up or download an app....

First reported by Reuters, the petition has been filed by Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, who says that the new policy violates their fundamental right to privacy. The new policy will give the messaging app power to generate a ‘360-degree profile into a person’s online activity’ without any government oversight, says the petitioner. Rohilla further adds that WhatsApp jeopardizes national security by transmitting and storing sensitive user data outside the country. The information is then accessible by Facebook and other third-parties, as per the petition....

Recording Voice Notes Made Easier on WhatsApp A recent report by WABetaInfo suggests that WhatsApp has added the pause/ resume voice recording feature as part of its latest Android beta version 2.22.6.7. This ability was earlier introduced to WhatsApp for iOS and the desktop version. With this feature, you can now hit the pause button in the middle to stop recording a voice note. Following this, you can resume recording the audio by tapping the mic icon that appears in the center....

WhatsApp Group Admins to Have More Power As per WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing a new feature for Android beta version 2.22.1.1. This feature will let group admins delete messages even if they are from other group members. This means that the admin of any WhatsApp group can delete any message if they are required to do so. When a group admin will delete a message, WhatsApp will leave an indicator reading, “This was removed by an admin“, so that other members can know who deleted the message....